On topic, the BBC have done a piece about Zia Yusuf, based on interviews with people who have worked for him. Partly about him, and partly about what he is like as a leader / manager and to work for.… (View Post)

This is partly the car culture wars in an around London. Susan Hall worked up quite a head of steam, and it will take some time to recover from the patchiness of the politics. It will all be much eas… (View Post)

A suggestion that the Israel missile defence system is starting to run out of inventory. The interception rate is quoted as falling from ~90% to ~65%. Cost is running at $200 million per day. DW vide… (View Post)

Goodwin's audience are essentially provincial people he is trying to convince of his political thesis using London as "look at ... that ... over there ... and be frightened". There reality … (View Post)

What you now need is a white cat or preferably an Old English Sheepdog, to highlight the joy of blue velvet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icfq_foa5Mo (Bit repetitive, that song.) (View Post)